The Man Who Lived in a Cube in New York City

Would you believe that there exists an elaborate maze of tunnels that go as deep as the Chrysler Building is high under Manhattan? You should -- that was a direct quote from a fantastic New Yorker piece by David Grann. The 7 1/2th floor in Being John Malkovich that had ridiculously low ceilings? Plausible -- at least to this guy who has lived here all his life. But could a man actually live inside an 8 foot by 8 foot by 8 foot cube in the middle of one of the city's most bustling intersections?

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Unfortunately, no. But this video is worth watching nonetheless. It may not literally be true, but how far from the truth is it, really? Here's a true story from just a few weeks ago and just a 10 minute walk from the cube in question: Someone bought a house that is exactly 8 feet 4 inches wide. And they paid $3 million for it.